all about work

i typically do not mention work here. today, that changes. why? just because.

alot has changed at work. irregardless, things seem to be very much the same. btw, is irregardless a double negative.

-on that note, the biggest changes involve personnel. in one year, we have had a new draftsperson, a new office manager / head secretary, two different secondary service techs, a new assistant secretary (she was the proponent of the irregardless being a double negative), and lost and have not yet replaced the medium to large job crew leader and BTB guy (only NPG employee know what that acronym stands for). numerous crew leader assistants / general laborers have come and gone, as well as a good service tech assistant. this guy has been somewhat successfully replaced, but he will also be lost to the start of school at the u of a.

- of the myriad departed: one is currently in jail. one could VERY well soon be. at least two (that i know of) have moved to california. one is at his second job since, already. i am sure there are some others in this category. one has already got a raise and promotion. one is going to school for art, one for architecture. one (once again, that i know of) still has yet to get a job, and she raises three children. one quit his next job to build his house. at least three left as heavy drinkers, to put it nicely. one i still see occasionally, as his 'girlfriend' lives at my complex. one ex i went tubing on the salt river with two weeks back.

-of the one who could go to jail soon: the reasons are for what they did while they were an employee with us.

-the building has totally been remodeled. the old entrance is now a product sales room and showcase. repainting is in progress, and more than half done. of all the repainting, the drafting room looks the best. the drafting room multi color scheme was chosen by the draftsperson, the rest was chose by two feng shui dudes.

-i now work tuesday through friday, instead of the typical monday through thursday. starting this week.

-speaking of, i was to have wednesday off this week as transition into my new schedule. monday my work truck was still in the shop, where it was brought in on friday. but the two new secretaries missed the call. so instead of being done, the shop guys were still waiting for permission to make additional repairs. i was to go to tubac on monday, hence the oil change and check up. now, my truck was wont be ready till the afternoon. so i s-can my whole day's work schedule, reschedule all for wednesday, and leave work in the AM. so i see the movie sunshine at the tucson's dying mall. if you ignore all the scientific inaccuracies / impossibilities, it was a good flick. similar to event horizon.

- i put a record for a day 125.0 miles on said truck on wednesday. i was flying solo that day. thank goodness for xm radio.

- the new assistant secretary is a buckeyes fan, originally from OH. the previous one has cried foul play in regards to her departure and ability to get unemployment to support her and her three kids.

-my man bear pig sticker on my radio finally fell off. shortly thereafter, the battery died. coincidence? i think not. my new radio has a new sticker.

-big jobs are scarce right now, and have been so for awhile. that is no bueno.

-i need to go to bed. i am too used to thursday nights being like friday nights. now fridays are just that, fridays.